pleiad

pleiad
Synonyms and related words:
big name, celebrity, constellation, cynosure, figure, folk hero, galaxy, great man, hero, heroine, idol, immortal, important person, lion, luminaries, luminary, man of mark, master spirit, name, notability, notable, person of note, personage, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, public figure, social lion, somebody, star, superstar, worthy

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  • Pleiad — Ple iad, n. One of the Pleiades. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pleiad — noun Etymology: French Pléiade, group of seven 16th century French poets, from Middle French, group of seven tragic poets of ancient Alexandria, from Greek Pleiad , Pleias, from singular of Pleiades Date: circa 1839 a group of usually seven… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pleiad — plejada statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Grupė cheminio elemento izotopų. atitikmenys: angl. galaxy; pleiad rus. плеяда …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Pleiad — noun Date: 14th century any of the Pleiades …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pleiad — /plee euhd, pluy euhd/, n. 1. any of the Pleiades. 2. French, Pléiade /play yannd /. a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century. 3. (usually l.c.) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, esp. when seven in… …   Universalium

  • Pleiad — noun a) any one of the Pleiades b) a group of 16th century French poets who sought to enrich the French language …   Wiktionary

  • pleiad — noun a group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members …   Wiktionary

  • pleiad — ple·iad …   English syllables

  • Pleiad — Ple•iad [[t]ˈpli əd, ˈplaɪ əd[/t]] n. 1) myt any of the Pleiades 2) (usu. l.c.) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, esp. when seven in number …   From formal English to slang

  • Pleiad — /ˈplaɪəd/ (say pluyuhd) noun any of the Pleiades …  

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